Maxim boosts team with new director
The North East’s largest independent contract cleaning and facilities management firm has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a new finance director.
Richard Pattinson is bringing two decades’ commercial experience to his new role with Maxim Facilities Management and is now responsible for all the financial and commercial aspects of the firm’s operations.
Richard began his career in the Newcastle office of ‘Big Four’ business advisory firm Deloitte before moving to London to work in the firm’s national corporate finance team.
He has successfully run businesses in the marine and hospitality sectors.
And most recently was a senior advisor to the board at County Durham-headquartered technology firm Kromek Group.
Maxim FM – based at Sunderland’s Business and Innovation Centre - provides commercial contract cleaning and facilities management services to public and private sector clients including Hitachi, Quorn, Gentoo and the Scottish Prison Service.
It employs more than 1,000 people in every part of the UK.
Mr Pattinson said: “I was looking for an organisation with the right culture, quality of leadership, and a management team with which I shared a common strategic vision.
“Maxim ticked all the boxes.”
Graham Conway, founder and managing director at Maxim, said: "Richard has an extremely impressive track record and will make a critical contribution to delivering our growth strategy in the coming years.”